Marseille, Lyon, and Rennes learn Europa League opponents

Marseille, Lyon, and Rennes learn Europa League opponents Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, and Stade Rennais learnt their opponents for the upcoming UEFA Europa League campaign during Friday’s draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Marseille have avoided any English opponents, but will face a tricky trip to face Celtic. Lyon, meanwhile, missed out on UEFA Champions League football this week, losing to Fenerbahce. They will host Crystal Palace in the Europa League in a fixture that will see former RC Lens manager Pierre Sage return to France. The standout for Rennes is a trip to Italian giants Juventus. The dates and order of the fixtures will be revealed by Sunday, at the latest. Marseille’s full Europa League draw Bayer Leverkusen (A) Olympiacos (H) Anderlecht (H) Celtic (A) Celta Vigo (H) Sturm Graz (A) Levski Sofia (H) Besiktas (A) Lyon’s full Europa League draw Bayer Leverkusen (H) Real Sociedad (A) Union Saint-Gilloise (H) Anderlecht (A) Crystal Palace (H) Jagiellonia (A) Lillestrom (H) Hoffenheim (A) Rennes’ full Europa League draw Juventus (A) Olympiacos (H) Dinamo Zagreb (H) Sparta Prague (A) Omonoia (H) Sturm Graz (A) OFI Crete (H) NEC Nijmegen (A) GFFN | Luke Entwistle